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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1938

Page

3

Meigs Grange Chorus Heads to Circleville for Contest

The Meigs County Grange Chorus of 25 voices, directed by Mrs. Wesley Green, prepared for a Circleville sectional contest with Perry and Pickaway counties. Accompanist Gerald Hoffner and Mrs. Willis Aleshire will join as accompanist. Participating locals include Mr. Green, Homer Rice, Charles Walburn, and Mrs. Dan Hartinger of Letart.

Middleport Meigs County Grange Wesley Green Circleville Perry Pickaway Gerald Hoffner Meigs County Willis Aleshire Green Homer Rice Charles Walburn Dan Hartinger Josephine Hartinger Letart

Funeral set for 2 P. M. Wednesday for Mrs. Alice Burton

Funeral services for 83 year old Mrs. Alice Burton who died Sunday night at Mercy Hospital Columbus will be at 2 PM Wednesday at Heath M E Church of which she was a member Interment Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire She was the widow of William Burton and a former Gallia County teacher Surviving are five daughters three sons a sister three brothers and several grandchildren including Doris and Daphne Stauffer who gained radio fame.

Middleport Alice Burton Mercy Hospital Columbus Heath M. E. Church Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire Burton William Burton Ernest Gravel Hill Henry A. Kent Gallia County Ewington Lenora Scroggs Beatrice Carter Ella Moch Bertha Shrum Alice Stauffer New York City Lawrence K Miami Roy K B. F. Fultz Robert E. Kent Charles E. Kent Clarence P. Kent Jackson Pike Doris Daphne Stauffer

Seventy Attend Church Rally At Federated Church

Seventy persons attended the Sunday rally at Federated Church led by the Young People's League. Attendees represented Waverly Chillicothe and Portsmouth. Albert Werry read scripture. Rev. Joseph Ryan and Rev. Ralph Kuether spoke on youth and church. A six o'clock dinner followed before a closing service.

Pomeroy Federated Church Young People's League Waverly Chillicothe Portsmouth Albert Werry Joseph Ryan Middleport

Boy Scouts Start First Aid Course in Middleport

Troop 40 of the Boy Scouts of America began a first aid course at their regular meeting last night in the M E Church basement with scoutmaster R E McKay guiding the group.

Middleport Middleport High School Doris Allen Parent Teacher Association H. A. Rothrock Maxine Guthrie Betty Jo Roush Billy Norma Weyland Artie Maeker Minerva Matthews Ant Jane Jean Roush Ant Ezra Sue Jed Rosalie Rice Artie Mae Baker Lohengrin Betty Brown Ruth Garber Jo Quickle Pauley Anne Kincaid Peggy Robson Marie Hartwell Jeannette Grueser Mary Baker Helen Lewis Mary Miller Nelle Childs Nirma Weyland Mazie Wise Troop 40 Boy Scouts of America M. E. Church R. E. McKay

Inter County Festival At Pomeroy Church

POMEROY An Inter County Booth Festival was held at Simpson M E Church with exhibitors from Ports mouth Middleport Syracuse and other towns. Canned goods go to Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati. Middleport showed miniature ships The Maimed the Sick the Blind and the Lame on blue sea with Bethesda lighthouse. Simpson featured an electric train to Bethesda. Other displays came from Letart and Rutland.

Pomeroy Simpson M. E Portsmouth Middleport Syracuse Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati Bethesda Simpson Letart Rutland

Agricultural Group To Elect Five Directors

Meigs County Agricultural Society to elect five directors at Pomeroy City Hall Wednesday morning. Nearly 100 membership tickets sold signals possible competition, with directors chosen by society members who oversee the Meigs County Fair. Five townships Columbia Lebanon Rutland Bedford and Chester will elect representatives despite a court appointed receiver Vic Eiselstein, named after a suit seeking reorganization of the fair board.

Pomeroy Meigs County Agricultural Society Pomeroy City Hall Ray Gibbs Gibbs Meigs County Columbia Lebanon Rutland Bedford Chester Vic Eiselstein Common Pleas Court Fair Board Eiselstein

Sudden Death of Frank Seidenabel in Vincennes

Henry Seidenabel of Naylor's Run reports the death of his brother Frank Seidenabel aged 61 formerly of Pomeroy and Vincennes Indiana. He is survived by another brother Henry Seidenabel and sister Mrs Lizzie Pearson of Columbus. Interment occurred in Vincennes.

Pomeroy Henry Seidenabel Naylor Frank Seidenabel Vincennes Ind Lizzie Pearson Columbus

Pomeroy Brief Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits

A parade of local residents travel and return from trips and family gatherings. Frank Horn and daughter Jean head home to Carbon Hill with Kathryn joining from a recent visit. Gladys Kerr returns to duties in Pomeroy. others resume Columbus or Huntington postings and visit relatives in Pomeroy.

Fred Horn Jean Carbon Hill Alva Hite Kathryn Gladys Kerr Marietta L. F. Schoenleb Columbus Eddie Blake Mason City A. O. Tracy Pomeroy George Angeletti Frances Day J. B. Fierbaugh Huntington Ora McClain Point Pleasant L. A. Person J. B. Person Harry Runion Torch Joe Meier Toledo Ralph Kuether W. S. Sodt Ann Arbor Mich Charles Weaver Misses Koehler Butternut Ave John Kreinbihl Utica Ohio C. L. Heaton Clyde Heaton Greensburg Ind Don Wood Norman Will Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Earl Shumaker Howard Crary New Lexington Mart Crary Wyllis Hill

New Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Carl Pullins

A daughter was born recently at the Pullins residence in Flat Woods to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pullins, marking a family addition.

Carl Pullins Flat Woods

Pomeroy Truck Damaged After Skid Into Pole on Main Street

A truck driven by Allen Roush skidded off E Main Street in Pomeroy on Monday and collided with a telephone pole, causing extensive damage to the vehicle.

Pomeroy Allen Roush E. Main St

Minersville Epworth League Leads Evening Service

The Minersville M E Church hosted the Simp son M E Epworth League for a Sunday program. Robert Vaughan led devotionals with Edythe Joachim and Adele Fowler assisting. Mary Martha Smith read a poem titled The Bigger Day and Jean Mallory led responsive reading. Donald Leithheit spoke on Cooperation. Refreshments followed the social hour.

Fire destroys Katydid Sand which Kaylong site in West Virginia

Reports say a Sunday night blaze at the Katydid Sandwhich Shop located in the Robey home across from Middleport, West Virginia, overheated a flue and spread to the nearby post office. The Robeys and onlookers reportedly did not summon the fire department, and the shop had no insurance.

Middleport Kaylong W. Va Robey Robeys

Advertising Manager Named for The Democrat

Lloyd Shumway of Hemlock Grove starts duties as advertising manager for The Democrat weekly in Pomeroy. He previously worked in Charleston.

Pomeroy Lloyd Shumway Hemlock Grove Democrat Mr. Shumway Charleston

Ohio State Alumni To See Game Movies

Ohio State Alumni Club to feature a motion picture of a Buckeye football game at its annual meeting led by president Manning D. Webster. The session, on Ohio State Day Friday December 2 at 8 pm, at Grace Episcopal Parish House, invites graduates students and former students with refreshments after the business session.

Pomeroy Ohio State Manning D. Webster Grace Episcopal Church Ohio State University Webster

Youth Pleads Guilty in Break-In Case

Pomeroy Hilbert Cox, 17, arrested last Friday by Police Chief Walter Wolfe on a breaking and entering charge, entered a guilty plea in probate court Monday before Judge E. W. Peoples. He initially pleaded guilty, then altered his plea before trial. The judge would not issue an immediate sentencing decision.

Pomeroy Hilbert Cox Walter Wolfe E. W. Peoples Cox Peoples

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PTA Rothrock Dale Holter Clinton Fisher Herman Lohse A. A. Scarberry Clyde French Ross Pullin Cedric Clark E. R. Lama William Bradford William Reichman James Harley Willis Anthony Frank Allen Alberta Bennett Charles Burdette Robert Harris H. A McCoy Mary E. Hennesy Dev Don McMillin Meigs Misiefel aRerres Liccarr & Myzas Tosacco Pomeroy Church A. Angeletti Holzer Hospital Harriet Ewing Glenroy Ewing Lincoln Hill E. J. Franz Mulberry Ave Loretta Franz St. Mary's College Harry Morris Akron Virginia Brown Jeanne Williamson Marshall College Georgia Williamson Charles Heilwick George Brown Minersville Gretta Brown United States Chesterfield Democrats Arge
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